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"HE WANTED ME FOR CONCUBINE," GIRL SAYS

Discharged from a tea house because, she was too

young to be a waitress, Wong Nui was taken Jap Hanged For by a 38-year-old businesanfon to be his con- cubine.

That was the story told by 16-year-old-Wong Nu at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday before Mr. Blair-Kerr

Wong, appeared

Asked why she did not attemp; ;

leave to

from the first, witness said she was too young

to know of such things.

as 'com- "I was, never willing, but when plainant against Yiu Po, man- I agreed he deserted me," Wong ager of the Good Earth Co., asserted. 171 Salyeungchol Street, first floor, who is charged with having curnal knowledge of

After shopping with the complainant at the Sun Sun Hotel and at 30 Nullah Street, HK$100 which Yu had given to (witness) between Déc. 25, an Arst floor,

to Shanghai 1947, and February this year. usage,, she returned

Defendant, piending not guilty, street, where the other two de WLS represented by Mr. A. J.fendants left her with Yiu. There Clifford, instructed by Mr. C.A.S. Yiu gave her. HK$1,000 which he told her to give to second defen- Russ.

Wong dented

amah for her

Mr. A.C. Tribble, Acting As-dont as "Itsee." sistant Social Welfare Officer, that she stayed five days and five nights with Yi at the Sun Sun prosecuted.

Hotel willingly on auggested by counsel.

"Pack Of Lies"

Yiu

that she Mr. Lau concluded was telling the Court a pack of

He declared that she toid

Appearing together with were Wont Sze, 18, and Li Ying, alins Ho Koo, 42-year-old widow, charged with procuring the girl. Mr. Bath

wert defended by ASK, Lin.

Severn! members of the the "story" involving the defen Women's Council were presentants to save herself from going throughout the hearing yester to prison after being arrested for

day

Under cross-examination

prostitution. bry The manager of the Sun Sun

Tea She

War Crimes

Bot Major Yoshioka Eizo, who was entended to donth for War atrocities by the No. & War Crimed Cóurf on April 1 was executed' at · Stanley yesterday,

At an Iqquest held later. In the day Mr. F. Xz'd'Aftheda returned a verdict of death by Judicial hanging.

Jap Would Have It Quickly

Had a Japanese gendarme during the occupation asked for

his licence, defendant would probably have pro- duced it quickly, said Mr. F. x. d'Almada at the Central Magistracy, yesterday,

01

For failing to produce his driv- Heence when called upon by the Police and for using abusive and insulting language, toi-d pe- Mr. Clifford, Wong denied being Hotel gave formal evidence te- lice officer, La. Wan, licensed

résiding

No. prostitute before meeting the garding Yiu's registration at the driver.

Aneu 9259 The Brat defendant. She said she did hotel.

hotel's registerad Lockhart Road, wor not know anything about it.

books were produced as exhibits, or two months' hard labour.

Evidence was given that de- Yeung Chan and she was told She declared she worked as a

was seen by a police waitress

by the third defendant to go shop- fendant at the Fun Fun

three to stop about House after going to Yiu.

ping with Wong.

She received constable was dismissed because the nigh HK$190. They went to se minutes near the Star Ferry on

witness sald she Monday. nger thought she was too rund shops which

waltres. could

where they When asked by the constable not identify 10 work ur to be

any

of shoes, and a for his licence, defendant used She could

bought a pair ✔ ] enal.

very abusive and Insulting lan- She did not force Wong along. guage.

It was nearly 20 minutes bé- Hearing was then adjourned July 6 at 11.30 am, when it fore the constable could get him prosecution will to go to the Police station where

he produced the licence..

not

o'er jobs, after that.

£1

Het

"Keen Eyes"

When counsel suggested that expected the she had been offered to the de-close its banc.* fendant at first and that he had

refused her, Wong flashed back: His eyes "He didn't like me? were very keen for me!"

Winess lold Mr. Lay that sho was fed by the ived with and second defendant for some time. She did not abject to a, sugges

lan by the second defendant that she be somebody's concubine.

declared that she refused Wong ~~~~becere ——prostitute agreed that she was not forced Into it. On Dec. 22 last year she-

to

and

was taken to Shanghai Street by

the

second defendant.

nut know the reason

She did

but over-

heard later at home from a con-

Inquest Adjourned To Solve Mystery

To solve the mystery of the lacerated wound on the scalp_of_a_newly-born baby girl, tho -jnquest-into-the death of baby. Fung at, Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday was adjourned by Mr. Latimor for further police inquiry.

woman could be Meanwhile, police are tracing until the old

Mr. versation between Wang Sze and the whereabouts of an old woman, brought to give evidence. her husband who were discussing "Ah Leung," who delivered the Latimer ordered that the mother the question of "lisee"

(lucky baby while Fung Lau, the father, who was in police custody be re- money).

rushed to Shaukiwan to get a leased immediately. Witness stated she did not car midwife, and has disappeared any money to give to the second

since

the defention of Lin Pik- defendant, She was agnin taken

where they wah, mother of the dead child.. to Shanghai Street

Det. She Kowloon et the third defendant.

the Inquiry. found out there that she was to Mr. Latimer sat as Coroner. be taken as a concubine.

Dr. Francis Ho of the Queen Wong sold she could not refuse

had been Mary Hospital said a baby girl everything because fixed and even though if she ob was admitted on June 16 suffer- fected there could not be any-reing from a lacerated wound, two It's inches long, on the scalp. condition deteriorated after ad- missleit, and It died the following: morning.

sult

gave her money

•Supspector. Matches of

examination His post mortein

Seaman Sorry For Disturbance

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• "BREAKPAST"

INSPECTOR'S DEFENCE OBJECTS TO READING

Objections by the defence against the reading of

the depositions of twa, principal witnesses for the Grawn on the 4th count against Inspec-

DENIES

for Pofür Oliver Guild of the Hong Kong KIDNAPPING,

Police, Tam So and Chan Pul-lam, wörd över- ruled by Mr. Justice Williams (Chief Justice), at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.

The two witnesses in question, Pun Tai-so and Siu Fan, who had appeared to give evidence of the Police Court, had disappeared from their last known place of residence and could not be traced.

1

Amusement ~ was, anused in Court wheh Cho Shuet-ban, a 14-year-old witness, daughter of a former oplum divan keap- er, told Mr. Justite Williams that she did not know what was meant by telling lies as she always told the truth.

to

49 Charged

On Opium

Offences

At one stage of the proceedings. Tam So, second accused, burst into tears when the alleged that whom she was Lok Slu-hung, cross-examining, had caused her Assaulted In Wanchai 11

Optum raids conducted by A. Eeslle years ago.

All three nccused are charged Det. Sub-Inspector

and Revenue Officer F. Fowler with demanding $500 from Lo Wun-yung

and $800 from Pun led to the arrest of six divan and 43 smokers on Tal-so, Guild anri Tam are jointly keepers charged with denuanding $25 from Monday and their apparence Lo Wun-yung and $100 from yesterday before Mr. Latimer Chan Nul, while Tat is charged and Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kow- alone on two additional counts of loon Magistracy.

Wond demanding $100 from

Sing and $40 from Lok Slu-hung. Chan Nul, who admitted ing previously operated an oplum divan, as well as Wong Bing

Ling Wal, ex-em- and ployees of on ¿plum divan gave evidence concerning de- mands for money made by Tam So, who had alleged that she collecting for the "nine fingered" Inspector.

WAS

hay-

The drugs, including heroin contained in 82 pots, 34 pills. opium and heroin pipes and 31 Jamps were seized.

Of the six keepers, four were fined between $100 and $500 vr three months' hard labour. Two were remanded a week pending operating charged with analysis of the heroin pills. All divans and possession drugs.

were

of the

Two of the 48 unokair forfeitär their $50 bali. Fines Imposed on the others ranged from $16 to $50. Remanded

Told Palica Lok Siu-hung seld that during February last she ran an eplum divan at No. 6 Tung Tak Lane, 2nd floor. On Feb. 15, Tam So

For operating a very came to the divan and asked for

divan at 24 Shantung Street, Arzt $50 for the "nine fingered" In-Roor, Jim Tin, 30, was remanded spector.

Darkit; who was then

large

whom was. finedth fined $201

Lok said that when she told for a week. Defendant faces ve Tam So she had no money, the counts of illegal operation and Among the smoking laffer became angry and created possession.

disturbance. Tim So threaten- equipment seized were 18 ots or ophim; 14 lamps, seven heroin ed to bring the Inspector to the divan and said she would allow pipes and three opium pipes. Five Witness until the next evening to smokers were arrested, each of pay up..

Sixteen smokers, zaid

imprisonment, The next morning, Lak

days' seven or Turned Out Bad

she went to Oriental Building.

were round of 7 Argyle Street,

de mong "the

ཐ9ལ་ Asked why the first defendant

the reizure ware Wong repiled:

Pleading guilty of resisting where she made a report to In-

pipes and six lamps. "He bought things for me because revealed pneumonic changes in arrest, MacDonald Harvey, aspector

Lo Sang, 31-year-old keeper, was fined $500 or three months' when counsel told her that she both lungs and an area of con- 19-year-old seaman, who ap- attached to the Anti-Corruption

hard labour for keeping a divan. was thrilled at the money given tusion of the brain. In his opinión peared on remand was causector Darkin gave her cer- was

tain instructions md gave her Και Sum

was: fined $450 for for her usage, witness exelnimed: the child died from the incera.

money to hand over to Tam So, being the "I'm not that type to be so crazyflon of the scalp, cerebral contioned and bound over in a tuston, pneumonia and respiratory bond of $100 for 12 months by

Mr.. F. X. d'Almada at the who later colloeled 1. at the sight of HK$100."

She told counsel that she did failure. not agree to being a concubine even after the one-month, stay Wit) the first defendant. At first he was good to her, witness de- clared, but later he turned out to be-bad.

he wanted me.

WOMAN

ADDICT DISAPPOINTED

When Ho

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woman,

Sze, pleaded guilty to keeping a

Blunt Object

The wound might have been caused by contact with a blunt object.

polo, five

of a divan 'at

Central Magistracy yester--The-hearing was adjourned ! 145, res first floor, of

day,

Harvey said that he regretted the incident and apologised to ali

Dr. T. W. Hopton of the Kow-caffeerhed for the inconvenience He had been drinking Joan Hospital told the Court that caused.

Fik-wall, mother of

for the first time and did not the child, was admitted on June 16 know what he was doing.

of recent delivery. 8.1. Cockrane sald that defen with signs

Hay- She was brought in from Cha dunt and a friend met S. L Roo Ling by police. Het general ward-hear the Star Ferry early good and on Saturday morning. The friend condition was fairly

and Hayward exchanged greet-

until 10 a.m. today.

Village Debtor Tied Up

165 14

$50 ball

two had their The remainder

were each oned $25.

On

the application of police, Chan Lun, charged with operating divan at 182, Temple Street, frat--Door, Was---r-

remanded-for-a. week

Charged with possessing four pipes, Chan Hing was fined $100. Forty-nine-year-old Man Kwal was fined $150 or five weeks' là- prisonment for running a divan. He was cautioned on two counts "It is know, that in Chin-of possession. Three smokers ese villages a debtor could were fined $18 or ve days im constables and he tied up by the creditor /prisonment each. Police seized 17 ·

pots, two pipes and a lamp:

she was put in the Female ings. For sonie unknown reason

Prisoners Ward.

and E. 1. Hay.

Lin Pik-wah, 84-year-old mar a quarrel arose

ward was hit. ried woman, sald she lived in an

Two Chinese unfumbered hut th Cha Koo Ling

B. 1. Stewart appeared on the with her husband and a 15-year-

scene and they had great dimeulty and detained until a settle In the country old daughter. she given birth to two in getting détendant to the Policement," Det. Sub-Inspector A.

kast

alation. During the struggld' ano Heroin smoking utensils and

Birth.

go to hospital, but was loon yesterday when he pro The day before the delivery to detained. Defendant had been secuted against a 35-year-old Ingredients, she expected to be

ber husband took her to the vert the option of a fine.

drinking. Sha

when

where she Wihchal Dispensaty disappointed

He arrived in Hong Kong some WA FX, d'Almada sentenced her to was divided by the midwife. time ago by the Sir Walter Scott two years' imprisonment at Con- Early af ddwn Uie following day and was being looked after by the trol yesterday and recommended #56 the pains and her hus

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A flat dental that he took part in any kidnapping or murder was put forward at the Criminal Sessions yester- day by Chan Tam-kam, :30,- unemployed, who is standing trial on a charge of mürder before. Mr. Justice T. J. Gould (Pulsne Judge) and a jury.

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She was led from the dock mother and Ah Leung found that It screaming and even after, she the child was not breathing. had been put in the cells below was black and dark. The olt she could still be heard shouting woman than wrapped it up in and crying.

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